Creswell in Washington County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
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Photographed by Bernard Fisher, June 28, 2012
1. Cherry Marker
Erected 1999 by Washington Co. Bicentennial Commission.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the North Carolina. Washington Co. Bicentennial Commission series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1898.
Location. 35° 50.928′ N, 76° 25.278′ W. Marker is in Creswell, North Carolina, in Washington County. It is on Cherry Road 0.2 miles south of Ambrose Road, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Creswell NC 27928, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in North Carolina’s Coastal Plain. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Upper South, and in the Tidewater. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture, one of the original Thirteen Colonies, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Cherry Colored School (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); Concord Primitive Baptist Church (approx. 0.7 miles away); Cool Spring (approx. 1.9 miles away); The Davenport Home (approx. 2.2 miles away); Davenport Homestead (approx. 2.2 miles away); Lake Company (approx. 2.3 miles away);
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Photographed by Bernard Fisher, June 28, 2012
2. Cherry Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on July 2, 2012, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia. This page has been viewed 563 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 2, 2012, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia.
